Link for this post Consciousness and the New Physics Part of an archival collection called the William James bookstore. Named for the founder of American psychology and writer on the subject of consciousness, this essay I found there does not disappoint. It provides a review of what used to be called the “New Physics” but which is probably best described as modern physics. What I like about this essay is that it spotlights several of the most prominent of the physicists including Fred Alan Wolfe, Saul Paul Sirag, Evan Harris Walker, Arthur M. Young and my long time friend Nick Read more »
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A definition of consciousness
Consciousness is one of those words. You know what I mean, words like love and god. Words that have different meanings to different people and a wide variety of shared and public definitions as well. Another of those kind of words is consciousness. I admit that its not used nearly as much as the words I gave as examples but it is one of those words that everyone who hears it have a different notion of what it means. Indeed consciousness is so lacking in a definition that it has been the subject of a growing number of books, each Read more »
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MIT Researchers Develop Silcon Chip That Mimics the Human Brain Neuron
Machines Like Us is an artificial intelligence blog that I read. I found this story there — mimicking the brain, in silicon by Anne Trafton. Here is an excerpt: With about 400 transistors, the silicon chip can simulate the activity of a single brain synapse — a connection between two neurons that allows information to flow from one to the other. The researchers anticipate this chip will help neuroscientists learn much more about how the brain works, and could also be used in neural prosthetic devices such as artificial retinas, says Chi-Sang Poon, a principal research scientist in the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Read more »
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There is no hiding with LSD Says Susan Blackmore in the UK Guardian
There is no hiding with LSD Says Susan Blackmore Here is a snip from the longer article by Dr. Blackmore in the UK Guardian For me LSD is the ultimate psychedelic. It’s a tough one – one not to be taken lightly or often. A typical trip lasts eight to 10 hours and there’s no respite or way out once you’ve popped that tiny scrap of blotter in your mouth. I will even admit that on those rare occasions when I take it I feel some deep physiological reaction that makes me involuntarily shaky and afraid just before that fateful moment. So Read more »
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- Browsing the Web I Discover the Annotated Bibliography of Timothy Leary on the Open LibraryLink for this Post: Read the Annotated Bibliography of Timothy Leary at the Open Library In April 1995, I moderated a panel at an event called the Whole Life Expo in San Fransisco, California called "The Future of Consciousness." Among the panel members was Timothy Leary. There was quite a bit of attention on Dr. Leary that afternoon. Earlier in […]
- Celebrating the 69th Annual Bicycle DaySixty-nine years ago, on April 19th, 1943, the late Swiss biochemist Dr. Albert Hofmann took the first planned LSD session. This day has been celebrated by members of the psychedelic culture since the Sixties. In 1983, Dr. Thomas Roberts began calling the day, Bicycle Day and it has been celebrated with increasing enthusiasm ever since. In San Fransisco, the […]
